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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with an AVS with nystagmus ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #Central #HeadImpulse ... #Testing #HIT # ... HINTS
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
The HINTS Exam - ... Differentiating Central ... Impulse Test Nystagmus ... #PhysicalExam #Testing ... #Peripheral #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... forehead) in classic posterior ... , such as with posterior ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus ... Diagnosis #AVS #Posterior